Download or read book Managing Construction and Infrastructure in the 21st Century Bureau of Reclamation written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-01-19 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the more than 100 years since its formation, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of Interior (DOI), through its construction program, has brought water, electric power, and recreation facilities to millions of people in the Western United States. With major water and power systems in place, the Bureau's attention has now turned to operation, maintenance, repair, and modernization of those facilities in an environmentally and economically sound manner. To help with this effort, DOI asked the NRC to advise the Bureau on "appropriate organizational, management, and resource configurations to meet its construction, maintenance, and infrastructure requirements for its missions of the 21st century." This report presents an assessment of the requirements facing the Bureau in the 21st century, an analysis of good practices and techniques for addressing those challenges, and a review of workforce and human resource needs. The report also provides alternative scenarios that describe possible future organizations for infrastructure management.
Download or read book Bureau of Reclamation Plan for the 21st Century written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assessment of the Bureau of Reclamation s Security Program written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-11-13 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The water impounded behind a dam can be used to generate power and to provide water for drinking, irrigation, commerce, industry, and recreation. However, if a dam fails, the water that would be unleashed has the energy and power to cause mass destruction downstream, killing and injuring people and destroying property, agriculture, industry, and local and regional economies. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is responsible for managing and operating some of this nation's largest and most critical dams. The failure of one or more of these dams as the result of a malicious act would come with little warning and a limited time for evacuation. In the years since the 9/11 attacks, Reclamation has invested significant resources to establish and build a security program. Reclamation is now ready to evaluate the results of these efforts and determine how best to move forward to develop a security program that is robust and sustainable. This book assesses Reclamation's security program and determines its level of preparedness to deter, respond to, and recover from malicious acts to its physical infrastructure and to the people who use and manage it.
Download or read book Aging Water Resource Infrastructure written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Water and Power and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bureau of Reclamation s Aging Infrastructure written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is responsible for the construction of most of the large irrigation and water resources infrastructure in the West. Reclamation manages water resource facilities in 17 western states with an original development cost of over $20.0 billion. Reclamation is over 100 years old, and many of its facilities now have an average age of over 50 years. This aging infrastructure requires increased maintenance and replacement efforts and expenditures. Reclamation appears to have a well documented plan to assess the management needs of its portfolio of aging infrastructure. However, water resources infrastructure management objectives require prioritization due in part to a finite budget. This inevitably leads to conflicts over project funding priorities. As Reclamation's portfolio of infrastructure continues to age, these conflicts are likely to arise more often. Further, in the case of structures whose operations and maintenance responsibilities have been transferred to the local project beneficiaries, the increased maintenance and replacement efforts and expenditures associated with aging infrastructure -- such as more expensive recapitalization projects -- could motivate the beneficiaries to seek federal funds and congressional support to address project funding issues. This report describes Reclamation's approach to managing aging infrastructure as well as that of two other agencies -- the Army Corps of Engineers and the Natural Resources Conservation Service -- involved with significant portfolios of dams and related infrastructure. Additionally, there is discussion of four specific approaches to managing Reclamation's aging infrastructure through legislative action.
Download or read book Assessment of the Bureau of Reclamation s Security Program written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-12-13 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The water impounded behind a dam can be used to generate power and to provide water for drinking, irrigation, commerce, industry, and recreation. However, if a dam fails, the water that would be unleashed has the energy and power to cause mass destruction downstream, killing and injuring people and destroying property, agriculture, industry, and local and regional economies. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is responsible for managing and operating some of this nation's largest and most critical dams. The failure of one or more of these dams as the result of a malicious act would come with little warning and a limited time for evacuation. In the years since the 9/11 attacks, Reclamation has invested significant resources to establish and build a security program. Reclamation is now ready to evaluate the results of these efforts and determine how best to move forward to develop a security program that is robust and sustainable. This book assesses Reclamation's security program and determines its level of preparedness to deter, respond to, and recover from malicious acts to its physical infrastructure and to the people who use and manage it.
Download or read book Annual Report written by Western States Water Council and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing for Excellence written by United States. Bureau of Reclamation and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Securing the Bureau of Reclamation s Water and Power Infrastructure written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Water and Power and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The SAGE Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society written by Robert W. Kolb and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 4074 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spans the relationships among business, ethics, and society by including numerous entries that feature broad coverage of corporate social responsibility, the obligation of companies to various stakeholder groups, the contribution of business to society and culture, and the relationship between organizations and the quality of the environment.
Download or read book Bureau of Reclamation Its Missions Its Program Its Accomplishments written by United States. Bureau of Reclamation and published by . This book was released on with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bureau of Reclamation written by Interior Department and published by Reclamation Bureau. This book was released on 2013-06-13 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRODUCT- OVERSTOCK SALE Significantly reduced list price The second volume of the history of the Bureau of Reclamation offers a discussion and examination of the eventful years in the latter part ofthe twentieth century. Volume two covers from the end of World War II through year 2000 and is the last volume in this project. "
Download or read book Reclamation Managing Water in the West The Bureau of Reclamation History Essays from the Centennial Symposium Volume 2 2008 written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bureau of Reclamation s Aging Infrastructure written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Order Code RL34466 The Bureau of Reclamation's Aging Infrastructure April 30, 2008 Nic Lane Analyst in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division The Bureau of Reclamation's Aging Infrastructure Summary The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is responsible for the construction of most of the large irrigation and water resources infrastructure in the West. [...] After nearly 90 years of continuous operation, Reclamation replaced all 10 of the lower valves with devices called clamshell gates that would permit inspection and maintenance without the need to draw down the level of the reservoir.15 Reclamation worked over a three-year period to install the clamshell gates that replaced the 89-year-old ensign valves. [...] Responsibility for O&M at the project was transferred to the Mancos Water Conservancy District in 1963.20 S. 1477, the Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Act, would direct the Secretary of the Interior, through Reclamation, to pay an 80% share of the cost of the Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project. [...] The Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 197823 gave the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to modify Reclamation dams and related facilities to ensure their structural integrity and safety. [...] The SEED program is focused on the analysis and identification of potential hazards or increased risk at Reclamation dams, while ISCA is the implementation component of the program aimed at the study, identification, and accomplishment of repairs or rehabilitation.
Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Infrastructure Development and Construction Management written by J. C. Edison and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive book on infrastructure development and construction management. It is written keeping in mind the curricula of construction management programmes in India and abroad. It covers infrastructure development, the construction industry in India, financial analysis of the real estate industry in India, economic analysis of projects, tendering and bidding, contracts and contract management, FIDIC conditions of contract, construction disputes and claims, arbitration, conciliation and dispute resolution, international construction project exports and identifying, analysing and managing construction project risk. Thus, this book covers most of the construction management activities that are carried out at different stages of a construction project. This is an essential book for students of construction management, construction professionals, academicians and researchers.
Download or read book Assessment of the Bureau of Reclamation s Security Program written by Committee to Assess the Bureau of Reclamation's Security Program and published by . This book was released on 2008-11-13 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The water impounded behind a dam can be used to generate power and to provide water for drinking, irrigation, commerce, industry, and recreation. However, if a dam fails, the water that would be unleashed has the energy and power to cause mass destruction downstream, killing and injuring people and destroying property, agriculture, industry, and local and regional economies. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is responsible for managing and operating some of this nation's largest and most critical dams. The failure of one or more of these dams as the result of a malicious act would come with little warning and a limited time for evacuation. In the years since the 9/11 attacks, Reclamation has invested significant resources to establish and build a security program. Reclamation is now ready to evaluate the results of these efforts and determine how best to move forward to develop a security program that is robust and sustainable. This book assesses Reclamation's security program and determines its level of preparedness to deter, respond to, and recover from malicious acts to its physical infrastructure and to the people who use and manage it.
